Identifying Prints How To Recognize Etchings + Engravings

www.WoodshedGalleryAuctions.com Art auctioneer Bruce Wood shows how to determine if a fine art print is an etching or an engraving.
Etching and engraving were the two main techniques used for producing commercially made art prints from the 16th Century to the mid 19th Centuries. Now the techniques are mainly used by artists for producing personal editions of their images. This video is a primer on recognizing the difference between etchings and engravings,
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[@colleengray-el2eh]

Thankyou. Your ease of descriptions made things a lot simpler to understand.

[@ChristineDeMars-bd5rh]

Thanks for a simple description that helps me understand, in general, what I am looking at when I'm trying to identify and define an antique "print"!

[@dejavuvintiques5163]

Wonderful information video! Thank you for taking the time to create it and share it

[@jarlsoars1150]

Thank you for this upload. The info was useful!

[@korian73]

Thank you Mr. Wood!

[@risahuynh]

Thank you so much for great description!

[@rk3racing]

Thank you!!! Clear and concise information. :)

[@KM-vq2gi]

This was very helpful. Thanks.

[@randomchipfat937]

Thank you 😊

[@mustangally1]

Very helpful, thanks.

[@brianoloo8927]

Thank you for the video!

[@tiperik99]

Well done!! Thank you!!

[@kamalezzeghoudy4262]

Thank you very inforamative

[@lindap.p.1337]

Thank you!

[@toddaulner5393]

Good advice.

[@dharmaboutiquecollectibles648]

I just bought a framed art piece that says Boucher on one side and Demarteau on the other. #215. It's in a gold frame and has paper on back so I can't open it up. Where can I learn more about it?

[@hamANDmeat]

I was just wondering the difference between the two and your video popped up !

[@bluehorse3236]

Awesome !

[@JoanRodgers]

Thank you so very much , I have collected antique black and white for many years. Can you tell me where I can look up some of the art. Best Regards Joan

[@bonnyo1266]

Joan, you can see thousands of engravings and etchings at Fine Rare Prints www.finerareprints.com/

[@christianrivu]

Hello, Bruce, I just bought different imprints by Gustave Doré, how do I tell which ones are more valuable than the others? Since some of them seem to be made with different techniques and paper.

[@margaretstoner4701]

EXCELLENT AND EXTREMELY INTERESTING VIDEO.I CERTAINLY APPRECIATE YOUR KNOWLEDGE ON THE SUBJECT OF ART. I HAVE SO MANY BEAUTIFUL PICTURES , LITOH'S..? GLITEREE'S AND JUST HAND SIGHED POSTERS FROM AN ARTIST. GLICEE...I BELIEVE MAY HAVE BEEN ONE OF THE WORD'S I MISSPELLED. I LOVE THE ART TOPIC. THANK YOU FOR SHARING AND LEARNING ME THAT A PIECE LIKE THAT IS INKED BACKWARDS. TRULY APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.🌞

[@rabwoody264]

And how can you tell the difference between a lithograph and an etching with a magnifying glass, I understand pressure marks from the plate but what's the difference on the image thanks ...

[@dtrain5519]

I've asked this same question to people that have been involved in antiques and fine art and they don't seem to really know.

[@iguy4567]

Etchings usually possess the plate mark shown in the video. Also the transfer of ink to paper in lithography generally yields a less sculptural impression than in intaglio (etching) printing. Because etching plates hold ink at different depths rather than sitting planographically like in a lithograph, the way the ink sits on the paper can vary greatly in dimension. Both processes however are extremely versatile and are capable of making a vast array of marks.

[@christinagarner8178]

I have an old world map engraving ai believe but has what looks to be plate marks, it has the lines just like the one shown in the video. I have no idea where to go and have someone look at it where I live the map is titled Nova totius Terrarum Orbis Tabula If anybody could give me pointers on what to do with it that would be appreciated

[@iguy4567]

Probably an engraving in metal such as copper or zinc (probably copper). This video doesn't explain that prints with plate marks like shown are almost always 'intaglio' prints which can be etchings, but can also be engravings were the lines in the plate have been directly carved by a tool. In printmaking, engraving generally refers to two processes; one is as described previously and is a metal engraving, and the other is a wood engraving printed like a relief (i.e. woodcut/linocut) print.

[@1lover965]

Has anyone ever heard of J.S. Muller?

[@NNnonameNNnoname]

wrong, it's an aquatint (etching) vs. line etching, but you better find yourself higher definition footage for this anyway...

[@gordonhall752]

THE WORD IS PRONOUNED "PRIMMER"! not.. "Pry mer" !! Though the words are identical (primer), one is an undercoat for wood, the other is an instruction and is pronounced "prim mer"! (think "prim and proper"!!! I can't believe a professional has made this mistake.... smh